Calreticulin and cancer

J Fucikova, R Spisek, G Kroemer, L Galluzzi - Cell research, 2021 - nature.com
Calreticulin (CALR) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident protein involved in a
spectrum of cellular processes. In healthy cells, CALR operates as a chaperone and Ca2+ …

Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I and MHC class II proteins: conformational plasticity in antigen presentation

M Wieczorek, ET Abualrous, J Sticht… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Antigen presentation by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins is essential for
adaptive immunity. Prior to presentation, peptides need to be generated from proteins that …

The impact of the endoplasmic reticulum protein-folding environment on cancer development

M Wang, RJ Kaufman - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2014 - nature.com
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an essential organelle in eukaryotic cells for the storage
and regulated release of calcium and as the entrance to the secretory pathway. Protein …

Pathways of antigen processing

JS Blum, PA Wearsch… - Annual review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
T cell recognition of antigen-presenting cells depends on their expression of a spectrum of
peptides bound to major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) and class II (MHC-II) …

Radiation-induced immunogenic modulation of tumor enhances antigen processing and calreticulin exposure, resulting in enhanced T-cell killing

SR Gameiro, ML Jammed, MM Wattenberg… - …, 2013 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Radiation therapy (RT) is used for local tumor control through direct killing of tumor cells.
Radiation-induced cell death can trigger tumor antigen-specific immune responses, but …

Antigen processing and presentation

F Kotsias, I Cebrian, A Alloatti - International review of cell and molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Dendritic cells are at the center of immune responses. They are defined by their ability to
sense the environment, take up and process antigen, migrate to secondary lymphoid …

Structure of the human MHC-I peptide-loading complex

A Blees, D Januliene, T Hofmann, N Koller, C Schmidt… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The peptide-loading complex (PLC) is a transient, multisubunit membrane complex in the
endoplasmic reticulum that is essential for establishing a hierarchical immune response …

Calreticulin, a multi-process calcium-buffering chaperone of the endoplasmic reticulum

M Michalak, J Groenendyk, E Szabo, LI Gold… - Biochemical …, 2009 - portlandpress.com
Calreticulin is an ER (endoplasmic reticulum) luminal Ca2+-buffering chaperone. The
protein is involved in regulation of intracellular Ca2+ homoeostasis and ER Ca2+ capacity …

In and out of the ER: protein folding, quality control, degradation, and related human diseases

DN Hebert, M Molinari - Physiological reviews, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
A substantial fraction of eukaryotic gene products are synthesized by ribosomes attached at
the cytosolic face of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane. These polypeptides enter …

[HTML][HTML] ER chaperones in mammalian development and human diseases

M Ni, AS Lee - FEBS letters, 2007 - Elsevier
The field of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in mammalian cells has expanded rapidly
during the past decade, contributing to understanding of the molecular pathways that allow …